Doku Special

More exciting than fiction is only the reality. To capture the small and big stories of the world has always been the task for some people. These international short documentaries from the last ten years lead us to unknown places and introduce us to unusual people from all over the world. We will meet very special animals and look behind the curtains of hidden worlds. Rejoice with us on the everyday madness and exceptional banalities. Thursday, 23rd April 2015, 6:30 pm
Volksbad Jena


Volksbad Jena

Mi papá es director de cine

film still Mi papá es director de cine
, Spanien,
direction
Germán Roda

Hello. My name is Alba. I’m 4 years old and my daddy is a filmmaker.

Little Miss Neukölln

film still Little Miss Neukölln
, Deutschland,
direction
Stephan Altrichter & Stefan Höh

Aleyna is an 11-year-old Turkish girl that lives in Berlin-Neukölln. Despite her self-confessed „chubbiness“ and „nervousness“ she is chasing the very special dream of becoming a bollywood dancer.
Little Miss Neukölln was awarded the Jena Award for Tolerance at the 2012 cellu l’art festival.
www.lauramachutta.com

İstanbul Çöpçülerİ

film still İstanbul Çöpçülerİ
Documentary, Turkey,
direction
Lukas Löffler & Cenk Özbakır

In addition to the employees hired by the city, there are numerous unofficial garbage collectors in Istanbul who sort through the waste at night and transport everything that you can recycle to the illegal depots in their handcarts. The short documentary „İstanbul Çöpçüleri“ ( The garbage collectors of Istanbul) accompanies these man for one night and gives an insight into their lives and backgrounds.

Not Anymore – A Story of Revolution

film still Not Anymore – A Story of Revolution
, USA,
direction
Matthew Vandyke

Hardly a day goes by in which the cruel civil war in Syria is not a major topic in the news. Seldomly though, they are as close to the scene and the people as this film.
Not Anymore was awarded the ExAnDo-Award at the 2014 cellu l’art festival.
www.matthewvandyke.com

Mama L’Chaim! – Auf das Leben, Mutti!

film still Mama L’Chaim! – Auf das Leben, Mutti!
, Deutschland,
direction
Elkan Spiller

62-year-old Chaim has been living with his mother again for the last three years; she is a Holocaust survivor. The gruesome memories return to her daily. Without pointing fingers the film shows how the Holocaust is leaving its marks in the lives of the survivors’ children.
Director Elkan Spiller is currently working on a long version of this documentary.
facebook.com/lechaimfilm

Speck – Free party for free people

film still Speck – Free party for free people
, Österreich,
direction
Martin Vincent Kolbert

A spectacular introduction into the free party scene around Vienna where a loss of restraint is mixed with clear claims of autonomy. That way there is a sense of politicization in this escapist group of minimal-ravers.
www.martinkolbert.com
facebook.com/martin.v.kolbert

Die Kinoorgel von Babylon

film still Die Kinoorgel von Babylon
, Deutschland,
direction
Britta Wauer

One of the last cinema organs from the silent film era is situated in Berlin’s Babylon Cinema – Dr. Liers has restored the instrument.
www.britzka.de

Ahate Pasa

film still Ahate Pasa
, Spanien,
direction
Koldo Almandoz

… all of a sudden, ducks cross the screen …